Category Archives: NBA

To the sporting world and largely beyond, he’s King James, but to President Trump, LeBron James’ is no intellectual genius.In a tweet, Trump took aim at two of his regular critics, James and cable… MORE

Center Alex Len officially signed a two-year, guaranteed $8.5 million deal with the Atlanta Hawks on Friday.The 7-foot-1 Ukrainian big man, who played the last five seasons with the Phoenix Suns, a… MORE

The Milwaukee Bucks have added another 3-point shooter by signing free agent guard Pat Connaughton, the team announced Wednesday.Connaughton’s deal is expected to be for two years with just the fir… MORE

The Cleveland Cavaliers will sign free agent guard David Nwaba, according to multiple reports Wednesday.According to Yahoo Sports, the final details of the contract are still being worked out. Nwab… MORE

The Indiana Pacers are finalizing a multi-year extension for head coach Nate McMillan, according to multiple reports on Wednesday.McMillan, 53, was entering the final guaranteed year of his contrac… MORE

The NBA and MGM Resorts International have entered a multi-year partnership to make MGM the official gaming partner of the NBA and WNBA, making the NBA the first major U.S. league to have such an agre… MORE

The Atlanta Hawks placed Carmelo Anthony on waivers Monday, hours after reaching an agreement on a contract buyout. He will become a free agent once he clears waivers on Wednesday.A source told ESP… MORE

Philadelphia 76ers special adviser Jerry Colangelo will not continue with the club when his contract expires at the end of the year, according to multiple reports.Colangelo’s departure isn’t surpri… MORE

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry will play in next week’s Web.com Tour event in the San Francisco Bay Area, the golf entity announced Monday.Curry will participate in the Ellie Mae Classic… MORE

The Atlanta Hawks and Carmelo Anthony have reached an agreement on his contract buyout, meaning Anthony can become a free agent once he clears waivers.That’s according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN… MORE

LeBron James the basketball player has left Ohio. But on Monday morning, the footprint of LeBron James, the philanthropist, got even bigger in his home state.The I Promise School, started in conjun… MORE

New Toronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse had never met Kawhi Leonard so he was feeling a ton of trepidation before Leonard walked in the room at the team’s practice facility last weekend.He thought abo… MORE

Memphis Grizzlies point guard Mike Conley says he “should be ready to go by training camp” after having this offseason to recover from heel and Achilles injuries suffered last season, according to a r… MORE

Is Dwyane Wade interested in playing for the Miami Heat next season? Team president Pat Riley doesn’t know the answer, but he says he willing to wait to find out.”I want him back as a player,” Rile… MORE

The standoff between the Houston Rockets and restricted free agent center Clint Capela appears over, as Capela signed a five-year, $90 million contract with the club, ESPN reported Friday.As a rest… MORE

Restricted free agent center Clint Capela signed a five-year, $90 million contract with the Houston Rockets, ESPN reported Friday.As a restricted free agent, Capela could have signed the team’s $4.… MORE

LeBron James said he regrets putting additional pressure on his 14-year-old son by naming him LeBron James Jr.In a preview of the new HBO show “The Shop” released Thursday, comedian Jon Stewart ask… MORE

New New York Knicks coach David Fizdale went a long way to meet with All-Star forward Kristaps Porzingis.Fizdale traveled to Porzingis’ home country of Latvia to get to know the franchise player an… MORE

Lamar Odom, who last played pro basketball five years ago, announced Thursday on Instagram that he will make a comeback with an unnamed team in China.Writing from Rotterdam, Netherlands, the former… MORE

Minnesota Timberwolves standout Jimmy Butler underwent a procedure on his right hand earlier this week, the club announced Thursday.The Timberwolves didn’t divulge what type of procedure Butler und… MORE

Vince Carter is slated to play a 21st NBA season after agreeing to a one-year deal worth $2.4 million with the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday, according to multiple reports.The 41-year-old Carter will… MORE

Carmelo Anthony’s expected path to the Houston Rockets is nearly complete after a three-team deal that sends him to the Atlanta Hawks was finalized on Wednesday.The framework for the complex deal t… MORE

With his NBA future still undecided, Dwyane Wade is apparently being courted heavily by teams in the Chinese Basketball Association.According to a report from Chinese journalist Zhang Dou, the Zhej… MORE

Kevin Love is the new centerpiece of the Cleveland Cavaliers.General manager Koby Altman announced at Quicken Loans Arena on Tuesday that Love signed a four-year, $120 million extension with the Ca… MORE

The Los Angeles Lakers officially announced the signing of free agent forward Michael Beasley on Monday, three days after he agreed to a reported one-year, $3.5 million deal.”Michael adds another c… MORE

The Los Angeles Clippers acquired forward Johnathan Motley and the rights to guard Renaldas Seibutis from the Dallas Mavericks for the rights to forward Maarty Leunen and cash, both teams announced.… MORE

A week after being traded from the San Antonio Spurs to the Toronto Raptors, Kawhi Leonard is expected to attend the U.S. national basketball team’s camp in Las Vegas this week, according to a TSN rep… MORE

The Orlando Magic acquired forward Jarell Martin and cash considerations from the Memphis Grizzlies for center Dakari Johnson and the draft rights to guard Tyler Harvey, both teams announced Monday.… MORE

A week after being traded from the San Antonio Spurs to the Toronto Raptors, Kawhi Leonard is expected to attend the U.S. national basketball team’s camp in Las Vegas this week, according to a TSN rep… MORE

Dirk Nowitzki signed a one-year deal with the Dallas Mavericks to return for an NBA-record 21st season with one team.The team announced the signing Monday morning. The Mavericks didn’t release term… MORE

Boston Celtics general manager Danny Ainge was open to a reunion with Isaiah Thomas, who reportedly phoned the team about a reunion before signing a one-year deal with the Denver Nuggets.Ainge, acc… MORE

Boston Celtics forward Gordon Hayward is continuing to make progress in his recovery from a pair of ankle surgeries that cost him all but a few minutes of last season.Hayward posted a video of him… MORE

Los Angeles artist Gustavo Zermeno, who produced the latest mural depicting LeBron James coming to the Los Angeles Lakers, hoped a depiction of James showing respect for past Lakers greats would keep… MORE

Veteran center Alex Len has agreed to a two-year, $8.5 million deal with the Atlanta Hawks, according to a report from Yahoo Sports.Len, 25, spent the previous five seasons with the Phoenix Suns, w… MORE

Native Californian DeMar DeRozan posted a heartfelt note on Instagram Saturday, addressed to the fans who cheered for him during his nine seasons with the Toronto Raptors.”Words could never express… MORE

The Los Angeles Lakers have agreed to sign free agent forward Michael Beasley to a one-year, $3.5 million deal, according to multiple reports Friday.Beasley, 29, spent last year with the New York K… MORE

The Los Angeles Lakers have agreed to sign free agent forward Michael Beasley to a one-year, $3.5 million deal, according to multiple reports Friday.Beasley, 29, spent last year with the New York K… MORE

Toronto Raptors general manager Masai Ujiri said Friday he was sorry for any miscommunication with former star DeMar DeRozan ahead of this week’s trade to the San Antonio Spurs.DeRozan posted an In… MORE

After sleeping on it, guard Yogi Ferrell is backing out of a two-year, $5.3 million deal he agreed to with the Dallas Mavericks, his agent reportedly told Yahoo Sports.”We felt uncomfortable and wi… MORE

DeMarcus Cousins isn’t concerned about the public backlash that ensued when news broke of his agreement to join the Golden State Warriors, saying he’s become “numb” to criticism.”I didn’t really ca… MORE

Carmelo Anthony is apparently one and done in Oklahoma City.The 10-time All-Star and former league scoring champion was traded along with a protected 2022 first-round pick to the Atlanta Hawks for… MORE

Denver Nuggets first-round pick Michael Porter Jr. underwent a second surgery on his lumbar spine at The Carrell Clinic in Dallas.’There is no timetable for his return to basketball participation,”… MORE

The Dallas Mavericks and guard Yogi Ferrell agreed to a two-year, $5.3 million deal, the New York Times reported Thursday.Ferrell averaged 10.2 points while playing in all 82 games for the Maverick… MORE

Restricted free agent guard Marcus Smart agreed to a four-year, $52 million contract with the Boston Celtics, ending a contentious month between the two sides.Smart was reportedly frustrated by the… MORE

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